Arsenal vs Southampton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st April 2023
Arsenal are in for three points, when facing bottom-placed Southampton on Friday. Against the weakest side in the Premier League, Arsenal aim to consolidate their lead at Emirates Stadium.
Sitting top of the table, Arsenal have claimed 74 points after 31 rounds, while Southampton have amassed 23 points and presently rank as number 20 in the Premier League.
Top side The Gunners will be hoping to inflict more misery on lowly placed Southampton on Friday. The hosts should simply be able to bring far too much to the table for the visitors to have any say this coming Friday.
Arsenal scored 28 goals, conceded 13 and claimed three clean sheets in their last ten outings.
Southampton are currently not the most scoring team in the Premier League, as they only found the back of the net seven times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.7 goals a game in which they conceded 15 times, an average of 1.5 per game. They managed three clean sheets in of these.
It finished all square on when Arsenal last faced Southampton. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 11/2.
Arsenal vs Southampton Prediction
Arsenal Form
The Arsenal team look in good shape before their match against Southampton, as they seek to remain unbeaten. Firstly, they beat Leeds 4-1, then they held Liverpool to a 2-2 draw. Their last outing resulted in a hard fought 2-2 draw West Ham. Arsenal won four of their previous six Premier League games at the Emirates Stadium. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded eight and scored 17 goals.
Southampton Form
Southampton were unable to pick up a single point in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 1-0 by West Ham. Next up, Manchester City won 1-4, before losing 0-2 against Crystal Palace. Southampton won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says six goals conceded and three scored.
A home win for Arsenal is the obvious choice at Emirates Stadium. With the attacking qualities on display here, it has the makings of a high scoring affair when Southampton come visiting.
Arsenal took 41 points from their last 16 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to 13 wins after scoring 40 times and conceding 11. Southampton won zero matches and picked up three points from their last 15 encounters with teams in the top half of the Premier League. They scored ten goals and conceded 36. Arsenal so far pulled off a record of 23 wins, five draws and three defeats in the Premier League this season. Southampton have a record of six wins, five draws and 20 defeats in the Premier League.
Arsenal vs Southampton Stats
- Arsenal have scored in 27 of the last 29 home matches
- Arsenal have scored in the last 12 matches in a row
- In 10 of the last 11 Arsenal matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Arsenal home matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Arsenal matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 19 of the last 21 Southampton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Southampton away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Southampton away matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- Southampton have not won 11 of the last 13 matches
- Southampton have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Arsenal vs Southampton Squads
Arsenal Squad
The 41-year-old Arteta will select the starting eleven against Southampton from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:
Aaron Ramsdale (0/31), Matt Turner (0/0), Ben White (2/31), Gabriel (3/31), Jakub Kiwior (0/2), Kieran Tierney (0/22), Oleksandr Zinchenko (1/23), Rob Holding (0/11), Takehiro Tomiyasu (0/21), William Saliba (2/27), Bukayo Saka (12/31), Emile Smith Rowe (0/9), Fabio Vieira (1/19), Granit Xhaka (5/31), Jorginho (2/26), Martin Oedegaard (11/30), Mohamed Elneny (0/5), Thomas Partey (3/26), Edward Nketiah (4/24), Gabriel Jesus (9/19), Gabriel Martinelli (14/31), Leandro Trossard (8/29), Reiss Nelson (3/5).
Southampton Squad
Below is the full team squad of Southampton. The manager Selles will pick his starting XI against Arsenal from these players:
Alex McCarthy (0/0), Gavin Bazunu (0/31), Wilfredo Caballero (0/0), Armel Bella-Kotchap (0/21), Duje Caleta-Car (0/11), Jan Bednarek (0/16), Juan Larios (0/0), Kyle Walker-Peters (1/24), Lyanco (0/14), Mohammed Salisu (0/22), Romain Perraud (2/27), Valentino Livramento (0/0), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (0/18), Carlos Alcaraz (2/11), Ibrahima Diallo (0/17), James Bree (0/3), James Ward-Prowse (7/31), Joe Aribo (2/20), Kgaogelo Chauke (0/0), Mohamed Elyounoussi (0/27), Moussa Djenepo (0/14), Romeo Lavia (1/22), Stuart Armstrong (1/26), Adam Armstrong (1/24), Che Adams (5/25), Kamaldeen Sulemana (0/11), Mislav Orsic (0/0), Paul Onuachu (0/8), Samuel Edozie (0/16), Sekou Mara (1/21), Theo Walcott (1/13).
Arsenal vs Southampton Team News
Arsenal could have five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their match at home with Southampton on Friday. There is no need for Gabriel to show up in the Arsenal dressing room, as he is suspended.
Leandro Trossard, Reiss Nelson, Gabriel Jesus and Emile Smith Rowe nurses various injuries and won't take part for Arsenal against Southampton at Emirates Stadium.
Southampton could have up to four players on the injured and absent players for their match this coming Friday atEmirates Stadium Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Kyle Walker-Peters and Mohammed Salisu racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Southampton travelling party for their next match.
Names like Armel Bella-Kotchap, Alex McCarthy, Juan Larios and Valentino Livramento most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Arsenal.
Arsenal vs Southampton Lineups
Arsenal vs Southampton H2H
The match ended in a 1-1 draw in the previous outing between Arsenal and Southampton and should we get another draw, the bookies best price are at 11/2. Southampton look back on two wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of Arsenal. The home side has a 50% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 5-3-2. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Arsenal vs Southampton Results
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Arsenal and Southampton. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 13/8 with bookies.
Arsenal vs Southampton Betting Tips
Gabriel Jesus has been great for Arsenal lately, hitting the target four times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Southampton are optimistic that Theo Walcott doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.
Arsenal racked up six wins from a possible 10 across all tournaments at Emirates Stadium, drew three and lost one. Southampton won three of their previous 10 away, drew one and lost six times. Of the last 10 times Arsenal stepped out in front of their home crowd, "both teams to score" happened eight times. Both teams also scored in five of the last 10 away games for Southampton.
Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in the last ten encounters between Arsenal and Southampton. There were over two goals five times, as Arsenal managed an average of 1.9 goals, while Southampton scored 1.1 goals on average. Arsenal saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Southampton, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches.
